Inhaler.



H. P. COLLINS.

INHALER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY a, 1908.

Patentd Aug. 10, 1909.

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HUBERT' P'. COLLINS, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

INHAILER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed- .Tuly 3, 1908. ,SeriaINo. 441,834.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

To all when it may. concern:

Be it known that I,HUBE T P. OoLLINs, a citizen of the'United States,and a resident of East Orange, county of. Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in "Inhalers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description; 1 1

This-invention relates more particularly to an inhaler made of glass; and the'main object of the invention is to provide an inhaler having a plurality of receptacles each adapted to hold a different material, as a liquid, and so constructed that no. matter in what position the inhaler may be placed the said liquids cannot flow from one receptacle to another nor out of certain of the receptacles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which may be readily and cheaply made and which may serve as a means to generate a gas for therapeutic purposes. y

With these and other objects in View, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference tothe accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification and will thenbe pointed out in the claims at the end of the descriptlon.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of'deviceembodying my in-,

vention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan taken on the lineIII-II I of Fig. 2; and Fig; 4 is atransverse section taken on the line I'VIV of Fig. 2. Y

The device may be variously formed and maybe made of any suitable material. ,As shown the device is made of glass/and comprises three receptacles 10,'11 and 12, and in the receptacle 10'may be held any suitable material, as hydrochloric acid, in the receptacle ll' water of'ammonia-or any other liquid or material, while in the receptacle 12 may be held an oil, such as menthol,eucalyptol, Wintergreen or any other material.

The receptacle 10*- may be substantially spherical and maybe provided with a flattened part 18, and'projecting outward therefrom is a neck 14 in the mouth 15 of which maybe arranged a suitable stopper 16, and

' projecting inward from the neck is a tubular stem or member 17 which stops short of the center of the said receptacle. The receptacle 10 is connected to the receptacle 11 by a tubular tubular art is a tubular member 19 of smaller diameter than the part 18 and which is angularly arranged with respect to said part and has its outer ends located adjacent part 18, and passing through said i to the center of the chambers within the receptacles 10 and 11 and to one side thereof, though instead of said member 19 being continuous throughout as shown, it may comprise two parts which. are adapted to be blown i'ntothe part 18. By arranging the member 19 relatively with respect to the parti17 any liquid or material that may be located'within the receptacle 10 cannot pass into either of the tubular members 17 or 19 butthe fumesor gases from theliquid in the receptacle 1()- may pass throughthe member 19 into the receptacle 11, or air either forced through the tubular part 17 when the stopper 16 is removed or drawn therefrom,

may be made to come in' contact with the liquidin the receptacle l0 and from there pass into the receptacle 11 to commingle with the gas or fumes of the liquid or material containedin said latter receptacle. "The receptacle 11 may be substantially spherical and projecting outwardly therefrom is a neck 20 in the mouth 21 of which may be arranged a stopper 22 for the admission of air or other gas or material, and pro-' jecting inward from the mouth 21 s a smaller tubular member or part 23 which stops short of the center of said-receptacle 1n substantially the same manner as the tubular partor member '17. The receptacle 11 connects with the receptacle 12 by means of a part 2 1' and projecting from opposite sides of said part is a tubular member 25 whlch extends into the receptacles l1 and 12. The

tubular member 25 has the part 26 located within the receptacle 11 extending on the opposite side of the tubularmember 23 from that of the tubular member 19, while the part 27 of said member? is arrangedsubstantially centrally of the receptacle 12 and said tubular members are sq arranged [relatively with respect to each other within the receptacle 11 that the liquid or other material contained therein cannot pass into any of the tubular members but permits the gas to pass from the receptacle 10 into the receptacle 11 and from there into the receptacle 12. This receptacle 12 may be of'any suitable form and may be smaller than the receptacles 10 and 11, and the forward portion thereof is provided with a neck 28 to which may be attached an inhaling tube 29in any preferred way, so that the fumes generated within the inhaler may be drawn through the several receptacles either alone or mixed with air or gas supplied through the tubular I parts17 and 23.

- In the drawings, the'tubular members are shown as if formed integral with the receptacles though in constructing the same the said tubular parts are formed separately and are then blown into the necks or parts of the receptacles according to the usual method of uniting glass, and the tubular members 19 and 25 may each be formed of two parts independently blown into the tubular parts or connections 18 and 24 instead of in a single piece as shown in the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple and eflicient inhaler or similar device having a plurality of receptacles is provided in which liquids or other material may be 7 held entirely independent of each other, and

communication between the receptacles so made'that no matter in what position the device is held the liquid of one receptacle cannot pass out of the same or into the receptacle adjacent thereto; that said device may be cheaply made; and that said device is very effective for the treatment of nasal, throat and-other troubles.

'Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent z- 1. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles each having a neck projecting outward therer from and forming an opening in the wall thereof, and a tubular member extending from the necks of two of the receptacles inwardly and other members serving as a means of communication between the receptacles and to prevent any liquid therein from passing from one receptacle toanother.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles each having a neck projecting outward therefrom and forming an opening in the wall thereof, a tubular part connecting said receptacles with each other, tubular members projecting inward from the necks of the receptacles to 'a point substantially adjacent to the center thereof, tubular members extending within the receptacles and angularly arranged with respect to the axial line thereof and having their ends located at the side of the members projecting inward from the necks.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles, tubular members projecting inward to a point adjacent to the center thereof and forming an opening in the wall of each of said receptacles, tubular members extending within the receptacles to form communications there between and angularly arranged with respect to the first-mentioned members and having their ends located to the side of said members.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles each having a neck projecting outward therefrom and connected to each other by means of a tubular part, a member projecting inward from the neck of certain of the receptacles to a point adjacent to the center thereof, tubular members extending at right angles to the first-mentioned members and forming a communication between said receptacles.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles, each having an opening, a tubular part projecting inwardly from said opening, and a second tubular member angularly arranged with respect to the other member and forming a communication between said receptacles.

6. A device of the character described, comprising three receptacles connected together in a series, each of said receptacles being provided with a neck and two of said receptacles having inwardly projecting tubular members extending to substantially the center of each receptacle, a tubular member arranged at substantially right angles to the first-mentioned tubular members and having its ends projecting into the receptacles and to the side of said first-mentioned members so as to be at an angle with respect to the axial line of the several receptacles and a second tubular member extending from the intermediate receptacle to the outer receptacle.

7 7 A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of receptacles connected together side by side, each of said receptacles being provided with 'a neck, and two of said receptacles having inwardlyprojecting tubular members extending from the necks thereof to substantially the center of said receptacles, a tubular member arranged at substantially right angles to the first-mentioned tubular member and having its ends projecting into two of the receptacles and to the side of the first-mentioned members, and a second tubular member extending from the intermediate chamber to the outer receptacle, means for closing two of the necks, and a connection to one of the necks.

comprising a" plurality of receptacles connected together each provided with an opening, and tubular members extending in- Wardly from the openings to substantially i the center of said receptacles, a tubular member arranged at substantially right angles to the first-mentioned tubular members and having its ends projecting into said receptacles, a second tubular ,member extending from one receptacle to another, 10 and means for closing the openings.

This specification signed and witnessed this second day of July A. D. 1908.

HUBERT P. COLLINS.

Witnesses:

M. TURNER, J. A. E. CRIsWELL. 

